Trail Condition Reports

Barker Pass to Tahoe City:  (update 5/13/13) The trail from Tahoe City south to Ward Creek Blvd is mostly clear of snow.  Page Meadows has a significant amount of standing water in it.  No reports to date regarding Ward Creek Blvd. to Barker Pass.  

Tahoe City to Brockway: (update 5/16/2013) Open and clear of fallen trees for your hiking and riding pleasure. A few patches of snow still exist around the Watson Lake area. Enjoy!

Brockway to Mt. Rose: (update 5/13/13) Trail is mostly clear up to Martis peak rd. except for 2 small patches of snow at 2.3 miles and 6-7 small patches starting at mile 3.2.  No specific information to date from Martis Peak to Relay Peak but based on other trail condition reports there is probably a significant amount of snow still on the trail in this section.

Tahoe Meadows to Spooner: (update 5/13/13) Trail is clear of snow from Spooner Summit trail head north to about 5 miles then there are 2 snow fields.  The first one is not advisable for horses due to side slope.  Hikers can continue by traversing over them.  At the 4 mile mark, and at the junction with the North Canyon side trail to North Canyon Campground there is plenty of snow.  For Flume Trail conditions click here.

Spooner to Kingsbury North: (update 5/13/13) From the Spooner Summit trailhead the trail is clear for three miles towards Kingsbury North. Large amounts of snow exist on the trail after the first three miles and continue all the way to 'the bench' (approximately 5.5 miles from trailhead). The patches are walkable but in several sections hikers sank down into the snow to the knee. Some drifts have up to 5 feet of snow which have made the trail very hard to follow and trail users should be prepared to navigate through snow or follow previous tracks.  After 'the bench', there are still some patches of snow on the trail.

Kingsbury North to Kingsbury South: (update 4/22/13) Trail on the north side of Hwy 207/Kingsbury Grade is relatively clear of snow.  Large, deep drifts of snow exist on the trail headed south towards the Kingbury South Trailhead. 

Kingsbury South to Big Meadow: (update 5/12/13)- Trail still covered with significant patches of snow especially around the Armstrong Pass/Freel Peak junction.

Big Meadow to Echo Summit: (update 5/1/2013) From the Big Meadows Trailhead headed northwest towards Echo Summit the trail is walkable with some patches of snow to Round Lake.

Echo Lakes to Barker Pass: TRTA has not received any current updates.

For information on permits and rules for hiking/backpacking on the Tahoe Rim Trail, please go to Using the Trail.

The Tahoe Rim Trail's Trail Conditions page relies on the support of trail users to get the most up to date information.  If you have any updates to the information listed above please email them to morganf@tahoerimtrail.org.  Click here to download the assessment form. Please email completed forms to morganf@tahoerimtrail.org.